04-02-2014, 12:00 AM
Published in 1929, this fantastic collaboration between Sylvan Muldoon, (a natural dreamer with great skill at astral projection), and Hereward Carrington, (an occult scholar), is in my opinion an essential guide to astral projection. I first discovered and read the book almost 20 years ago, shortly after having my first definitive out of body experience. As I read Sylvan describe his own experiences I had no doubt that he was both honest and knowledgable about the subject, (a combination that is rare in occult literature).
Written with a scientific approach, the book covers a vast spectrum of projection related subtopics. These subtopics include; different types of projections, the astral cord, how astral movement works, sensing in the astral, differences in how the mind works when projecting, ways to induce projections, inter-relation of physical and astral counterparts, and quite a few more. Additionally, he incorporates several stories of his own experiences with projecting which are very interesting to read, including tales of meeting other entities and moving physical objects from an astral state. as are some of the theories he gives on the subject.
Sylvan was self-taught, and the words he uses don't quite match the words you might be more used to from Castenada and other writers. For example, his word for the dreaming body is "the phantom". Also, he claims never to have projected anywhere but within Earth's atmosphere. This makes all of his stuff easy to follow, as none of it comes from a world we aren't already thoroughly familiar with.
Written with a scientific approach, the book covers a vast spectrum of projection related subtopics. These subtopics include; different types of projections, the astral cord, how astral movement works, sensing in the astral, differences in how the mind works when projecting, ways to induce projections, inter-relation of physical and astral counterparts, and quite a few more. Additionally, he incorporates several stories of his own experiences with projecting which are very interesting to read, including tales of meeting other entities and moving physical objects from an astral state. as are some of the theories he gives on the subject.
Sylvan was self-taught, and the words he uses don't quite match the words you might be more used to from Castenada and other writers. For example, his word for the dreaming body is "the phantom". Also, he claims never to have projected anywhere but within Earth's atmosphere. This makes all of his stuff easy to follow, as none of it comes from a world we aren't already thoroughly familiar with.